Nurse Family Partnership

This program was developed to meet the needs of low-income, at–risk, pregnant women bearing their first child. It has undergone 20 years of research and has demonstrated significant outcomes with respect to first-time mothers and their children as a proven violence prevention program.  Registered nurses visit families in their homes during pregnancy and for the first two years of a child’s life.

Goals:

    Long-term:

• Reduce the incidence of crime, violence, delinquency, child abuse and substance abuse.

    Short-term:

• Improve pregnancy and birth outcomes
• Educate (first-time) parents about child development, attachment and  parenting techniques
• Improve families' economic self-sufficiency

Services:
Provide home visitation by nurses that focuses on:

• Personal health
• Prenatal health
• Child Development
• Maternal role development
• Establishing relationships with appropriate community services

Funding:
Governor's Partnership for Safe Children/ Pennsylvania Commission on Crime & Delinquency

   






Contact Information:
Barb Werner-Berks County 610-376-6077
barbnfp@comcast.net
 
Barb Poncelet-Schuylkill County
570-628-2611

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